In memoriam: actors and TV figures we lost in 1944

Remembering 15 people from the world of film and television who died in 1944, most recent first, with the work they are best known for.

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Harry Langdon

22 Dec 1944 · aged 60

Acting

Glenn Miller

15 Dec 1944 · aged 40

Acting

Laird Cregar

9 Dec 1944 · aged 31

Acting

Weyler Hildebrand

17 Nov 1944 · aged 54

Writing

Ferdinand Gottschalk

10 Nov 1944 · aged 86

Acting

Kurt Gerron

30 Oct 1944 · aged 47

Acting

Frank Weed

22 Oct 1944 · aged 75

Acting

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

31 Jul 1944 · aged 44

Writing

Alan Dinehart

17 Jul 1944 · aged 54

Acting

Nat Carr

6 Jul 1944 · aged 57

Acting

Lew Kelly

10 Jun 1944 · aged 64

Acting

Jessie Ralph

30 May 1944 · aged 79

Acting

Margaret Yarde

11 Mar 1944 · aged 65

Acting

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Jack Walters

23 Jan 1944 · aged 59

Acting

Leo Peukert

6 Jan 1944 · aged 58

Acting